Deaths of Local Interest – Jan. 20, 2016

Eleanor J. Finley, 84, of Manheim, passed away Jan. 16 at her residence. She was a member of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Ephrata. Eleanor enjoyed reading and knitting. She worked as a secretary to the head of security at Unisys for many years and was a bookkeeper for several companies.

Melvin J. Miller, 53, of Terre Hill passed away Jan. 8 at Hospice of Mount Joy. He fought a long battle with small cell lung cancer. Melvin was a truck driver all of his life. He loved going to Sprint car and NASCAR races. He also enjoyed going to tractor pulls, and most of all he loved spending time with his grandchildren.

Alfred B. Strickler Jr., 87, passed away peacefully Jan. 9. He served in the U.S. Navy on the battleship U.S.S. Wisconsin. He later graduated from the Pennsylvania State University and started working for the family business in Philadelphia, Charles Strickler and Sons, a wholesale grocery company. He also worked for 18 years at the Weaver Chicken company as a regional sales manager before retiring and traveling the world with his wife. His wife of 55 years, Nina Anne Petticoffer Strickler, lives in Ephrata.